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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Chris Owen to Bernadette Peters
Rena Owen Biography (1962?-)
Born July 22, 1962 (some sources say 1960), in Bay of Islands, New Zealand (some sources say Moerewa, New Zealand); married Faleolo Alailima (an actor). Addresses: Agent: Michael Greene & Associates, 7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 1017, Hollywood, CA 90028.
- Nationality
- New Zealander
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, director, writer
- Birth Details
- July 22, 1962?
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Voice of Hinekaro, Hinekaro Goes on a Picnic and Blows Up Another Obelisk (short film), Spartan Home Entertainment, 1994
- Beth Heke, Once Were Warriors, Fine Line, 1994
- Hitirenga, Rapa Nui, Warner Bros., 1994
- Takiora, Savage Play, 1995
- Rix, Dance Me to My Song, 1998
- Katie, When Loves Comes (also known as When Love Comes Along,), Jour de Fete Films, 1998
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9 Across (short film), 1999
- Mickie, I'll Make You Happy, 1999
- Beth Heke, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, REP Distribution,1999
- Lena, Her Iliad (short film), 2000
- Ticket taker, Artificial Intelligence: AI (also known as A.I. Artificial Intelligence), Warner Bros., 2001
- Karina, Soul Assassin, Universal, 2001
- The gypsy, A Thousand Guns, 2002
- Voice of Miniterial Assistant Taun We, Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones (also known as Star Wars II and Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
- Clarissa, sIDney (short film), 2002
- Herself, From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in "Episode II" (documentary; also known as From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in "Star Wars Episode II"), Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2002
- Emily Gray, Nemesis Game, Lions Gate Films, 2003
- Warrior woman, Pear ta ma 'on maf (also known as The Land Has Eyes), Hollywood Wizard, 2004
- Mary, The Crow: Wicked Prayer, Dimension Films, 2005
- Nee Alavar, Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2005
- Crazy Norma, Mee-Shee: The Water Giant, ContentFilm, 2005
- Maria Macintyre, Pledge of Allegiance (also known as Red Zone), Belgravia Entertainment, 2005
- Lee, Freezerburn, Brookturn Co., 2005
- Linda, The Horrible Flowers, 2005
- Palm reader, The Iron Man, Karim Movies, 2006
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Macy Fields, Medivac (also known as Adrenalin Junkies), TenNetwork, 1996-97
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Movies
- Soona Fualaau, All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story, USA Network, 2000
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Episodic
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Dark Knight, 2000
- Tara the surgeon, "Flashpoint," Gideon's Crossing, ABC, 2001
- Dinza, "Ground State," Angel (also known as Angel: The Series), The WB, 2002
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Other
- Appeared in New Zealand television productions, including Shark in thePark;
Betty's Bunch;
Coverstory;
The Call Up;
The Visitation;
Savage Play;
Mataora.
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Stage Appearances
- Bloody Mary, South Pacific, 1977
- Title role, Calamity Jane, 1978
- Also appeared in Voice from Prison, Royal Shakespeare Company; Co-Existences, Elephant Theater; Outside In, Edinburgh Theatre, then London; The River That Ran Away (also known as Te Awa I Tahutu), Clean Break, London; West and Kvetch, Ocean Productions; The Hungry City, Watershed Theatre, New Zealand; Whatungarongaro, New Zealand cities, then Adelaide Festival, Australia; Daddy`s Girl;
WiKuki Kaa;
Haruru Mai, International Festival of the Arts.
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Stage Director
- Directed The River That Ran Away (also known as Te Awa I Tahutu); Bare, AATC, San Francisco, CA.
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- Voice of Taun We, RAS ship computer, Star Wars: Republic Commando,LucasArts Entertainment Company, 2005
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WRITINGS
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Stage Plays
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The River That Ran Away (also known as Te Awa I Tahutu), produced by Clean Break, London, published by NZ Playmarket, 1991
- Also wrote Daddy`s Girl.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Lifestyle, June 1, 1999
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Metro, June 30, 1997
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Sunday Star Times, November 16, 2003
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Win Magazine, June 1, 1998
Electronic
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Rena Owen Official Site, http://www.renaowen.com/home.php, March 29, 2006
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